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detective novel — noun novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end • Syn: ↑mystery novel • Hypernyms: ↑novel * * * detective story [detective story] … Useful english dictionary
Detective (novel) — For other uses, see Detective (disambiguation). Detective is a novel by Arthur Hailey. It was written in 1997 and it was the author s last book. Hailey vividly depicts the work of the Homicide department, its background and investigation methods … Wikipedia
detective novel — fictitious story based on a theme of detective work, whodunit novel … English contemporary dictionary
Detective novel — Детективный роман, детектив … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
Le « Detective Novel » et l'influence de la pensée scientifique — Le « Detective Novel » et l influence de la pensée scientifique Auteur Régis Messac Genre étude sur le roman policier Pays d origine France Éditeur Honoré Champion Collection Bibliothèque de la Revue de littérature comparée Date de… … Wikipédia en Français
The Pledge: Requiem for the Detective Novel — First edition cover, U.K. release This article is about the novella. For the film, see The Pledge (film). The Pledge (German: Das Versprechen) is a crime novella by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt, published in 1958, after Dürrenmatt thought… … Wikipedia
Detective fiction — Detective story redirects here. For other uses, see Detective Story. Detective fiction is a sub genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator (often a detective), either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often… … Wikipedia
detective story — n. a mystery involving a crime and the gradual discovery of who committed it, esp. a highly formalized one in which a detective, often a private detective, solves a crime, usually a murder, by means of careful observation and logical reasoning:… … Universalium
Detective School Q — 探偵学園Q (Tantei Gakuen Kyū) Genre Detective fiction, Comedy, Mystery Manga Written by … Wikipedia
détective — [ detɛktiv ] n. • 1871; détectif 1867; angl. detective, de to detect « découvrir », du lat. detegere 1 ♦ En Grande Bretagne, Policier chargé des enquêtes, des investigations. Les détectives de Scotland Yard (cf. Inspecteur de police). 2 ♦… … Encyclopédie Universelle
